Lake Sarah township, Murray County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (50% naturalized citizens)
Lake Sarah township: | 1.1% |
Whole state: | 5.3% |
72% of Lake Sarah township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 81% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 268
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 50
- South: 0
- West: 9
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $67,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 184
- One, attached: 4
- Mobile homes: 22
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $42,500
Housing units in Lake Sarah township with a mortgage: 58 (4 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 28
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (26%)
- Truck transportation (11%)
- Food (8%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Construction (6%)
- Repair and maintenance (6%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Health care (17%)
- Food (14%)
- Food and beverage stores (10%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (18%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (15%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (9%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (7%)
- Top executives (3%)
- Lawyers (3%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
- Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (6%)
- Accountants and auditors (5%)
- Art and design workers (5%)
- Waiters and waitresses (5%)
- Registered nurses (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Lake Sarah township:
- German (46.3%)
- Norwegian (21.1%)
- Swedish (12.2%)
- Dutch (5.4%)
- Scandinavian (4.8%)
- Belgian (2.0%)
- French (except Basque) (2.0%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Germany (50%)
- Laos (50%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 140 (71%)
- Carpooled: 31 (16%)
- Walked: 6 (3%)
- Worked at home: 21 (11%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (64%)
- Electricity (20%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (15%)
- Other fuel (1%)
96.5% of residents of Lake Sarah township speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% don't speak English at all).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 333- In family households: 299 (111 male householders, 8 female householders)
110 spouses, 65 children (63 natural, 2 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 34 (17 male householders (10 living alone)), 8 female householders (6 living alone)), 9 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 81 2-persons, 18 3-persons, 17 4-persons, 2 5-persons, 1 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 16 1-person, 9 2-persons,
54 married couples with children.
4 single-parent households (1 men, 3 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Minnesota: | 11.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Minnesota: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Minnesota: | 24.6% |